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Title Generation in waiting [electronic resource] : the unfulfilled promise of young people in the Middle East / Navtej Dhillon, Tarik Yousef, editors.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.

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Description xiv, 267 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foreword / Strobe Talbott -- Foreword / H.E. Anwar Mohammed Gargash and James D. Wolfensohn -- About the Middle East Youth Initiative -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Navtej Dhillon and Tarif Yousef -- Generation in waiting : an overview of school to work and family formation transitions / Navtej Dhillon, Paul Dyer, and Tarik Yousef -- Beyond statism : toward a new social contract for Iranian youth / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Daniel Egel -- Rising expectations and diminishing opportunities for Egypt's young / Ragui Assaad and Ghada Barsoum -- In search of a future : the struggle of young Palestinians / Edward Sayre and Samia Al-Botmeh -- The impact of instability and migration on Lebanon's human capital / Jad Chaaban -- The disconnect between education, job growth, and employment in Jordan / Taher Kanaan and May Hanania - Moroccan youth in an era of volatile growth, urbanization, and poverty / Brahim Boudarbat and Aziz Ajbilou -- Tapping into the economic potential of young Syrians during a time of transition / Nader Kabbani and Noura Kamel -- Addressing Yemen's twin deficits : human development and natural resources / Ragui Assaad ... [et al.] -- Looking ahead : making markets and institutions work for young people / Navtej Dhillon and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani -- About the authors.
Summary "Portrays young people's plight, urging greater investment to improve their lives. Perspectives from the Maghreb to the Levant address complex challenges: education, employment, housing and credit, and transitioning to marriage and family. Presents policy implications and sets an agenda for economic development to create a hopeful future for future generations"--Provided by publisher.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Youth -- Middle East -- Social conditions.
Youth -- Middle East -- Economic conditions.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Dhillon, Navtej.
Yousef, Tarik.
ProQuest (Firm)
Added Title Unfulfilled promise of young people in the Middle East
ISBN 0815703147 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815703143
9780815704720 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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